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ARTHUR P. WEBB, OF HOBOKEN, NEIV JERSEY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 475,834, dated May 31, 1892.

Application tiled March 2, 1892. Serial No. 423,468. (No model.)

T0 all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR P. VEBB, of Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey, have invented an Improved Hoisting Mechanism for Elevators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an im proved hoisting mechanism for freight-elevators, and more particularly to means for intergearing the hoisting-drum either with a power-shaft or with a shaft revolved by a hand-wheel- Thus by a simple turn of a screw or the movement of a lever the elevator is changed from a powerelevator to a hand-elevator, or vice versa, which is a matter of great convenience to firms which have sometimes but little work and sometimes considerable work for. their elevators.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a side View of my'improved hoisting mechanism; Fig. 2, a top View thereof; Fig. 3, a detail longitudinal section through box f, and Fig. 4 a similar section through box g.

The letter a represents the well of an elevator, across which there is hung the shaft b, carrying the usual hoisting-drum b. Around this drum there is wound the cable b2, that suspends the elevator cage or platform.

a2 is the usual counterbalanceweight box.

Upon the shaft b there is keyed a gearwheel b3, adapted to engage either one of a pair of smaller gear-wheels c c2. These wheels are connected to opposite ends of an arm c, pivoted at c3 to timber A and engaging the sliding bearings g le, hereinafter described. The upper gear-Wheel c is mounted upon the end of an intermediate shaft d, provided with pinion d', meshing into pinion'e of powershaft e.

Upon the shaft e are secured the usual fast and loose pulleys e2 for operating the machine by a suitable engine. The intermediate shaft d is so hung that it can oscillate to a slight extent around its outer end d2. To this effect the end d2 is received by a swiveled bearingf, pivoted to frame B by pin f. The bearing f is provided with the slots f2, engaged by bolts f3, which attach the bearing to the frame. The inner end cl3 of shaft d is received by a sliding bearing g, secured to the upper side of timber A. The bearing is slotted at g to engage the attaching-bolts g2. At one end the bearing g is provided with a lug g3, that receives one end of a hand-screw h, passing through the fixed nut h. In lieu of the screw 71 a hand-lever i (shown in dotted lines, Fig. l) may be employed. The lower gear-wheel c2 is mounted upon the end of shaft j, passing through the sliding bearing 7c, secured to lower side of timber A. The shaft j carries the grooved wheel j', around which passes the hand-rope jg. The outer end of shaft]l is hung in frame B, so as to be able to slightly oscillate around this end.

The operation of the mechanism will be readily understood. l/Vhen it is desired to run the elevator by power, the screw h is revolved to throw the wheel c into gear and the wheel c2 out of gear with the shaft l). Thus the power from the pulleys e2 will be properly transmitted to the hoisting-drum ZJ', while the hand-wheel is entirely out of action. Then it is desired to run the elevator by hand, the screw is revolved to throw the wheel c2 into gear and the wheel c out of gear with the shaft h. Thus the power from the hand-rope j2 will be properly transmitted to the hoisting-drum, while the power-shaft is entirely out of action. In this latter ease it will be observed that the power is transmitted directly from the shaft j to the shaft l) without employing the intermediate shaft d, and thus considerable hand-labor is saved. Whemlhowever, the elevator is run from the power-shaft e, the intermediate shaft is at once interposed to produce the proper transmission. It will be seen that a turn of the hand-screw in either direction will cause a movement of arm c, and also a corresponding movement of the sliding bearing and a small turn of the shafts d j around their outer ends. Thus all the parts Work harmoniously to shift the power-transmitting source. The power-shaft and the hand-shaft are in this machine entirely independent, so that when one revolves the other is disconnected and stands still.

l. The combination of hoisting-shaft h, carrying gear-wheel 115, with a power-shaft c, an intermediate vibrating shaft d, a vibrating hand-shaftj, a pair of gear-wheels c c, a con Heating-afm c, and an operatingscrew, suband-u1opeairig-screw,substagiitiaiiyasspecia stantally as specified. fied.

2. The combination of hoistinU-shafb b, cmj 3 D Ai I. NVE rylng gem-Wheel Z), With power-shaft e, 1n- 5 immediate Vibrating shaft cl, sliding bearing Witnesses:

g, vibrating hand-shai'tj, sliding bearing 7c, :L F. V. BRIESEN, pair of gear-Wheels c c2, a connecting-arm c, A. JONGHMANS. 

